The department of health shall establish a bone marrow donor recruitment and education program to educate residents of the state about: (1) The need for bone marrow donors; (2) The procedures required to become registered as a potential bone marrow donor, including procedures for determining a person's tissue type; (3) The procedures a donor must undergo to donate bone marrow or other sources of blood stem cells; and (4) The ability to obtain information about bone marrow donation when applying for or renewing a personal driver's license or identicard with the department of licensing. The department of health shall make special efforts to educate and recruit citizens from minority populations to volunteer as potential bone marrow donors. Means of communication may include use of press, radio, and television, and placement of educational materials in appropriate health care facilities, blood banks, and state and local agencies. The department of health in conjunction with the department of licensing shall make educational materials available at all places where and when drivers' licenses are issued or renewed. By December 1, 2019, the department of health, in conjunction with the department of licensing, must provide a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the results and outcomes of the efforts in increasing public awareness of bone marrow donation and the number of individuals being placed on the bone marrow donor registry from Washington state as a result of RCW 46.20.1132. [ 2018 c 192 s 3; 1992 c 109 s 2.]
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